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Freshman guard Luana Leite, 1, was the top scorer for the Lady Jets with 22 points.    The showdown between two nationally ranked Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) powerhouse Division I women’s basketball teams ended with the 4th seeded National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Georgia Highlands Lady Chargers taking an impressive 79 – 63 victory over the 9th place South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets in the James S. Peters gymnasium in Americus.    “When...

Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith (l) is shown above presenting a check from the Rotary Club to Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron (r), who was selected as the SGTC 2022 GOAL student of the year.     Americus Rotary Club member and Past President Don Smith presented South Georgia Technical College culinary arts student Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, with a stipend recently on behalf of the Americus Rotary Club.  Cameron was recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia...

Malik Battle, 1, led the Jets in scoring with 18 points in a narrow loss to South Georgia State College.Waycross, GA - The South Georgia Technical College Jets lost a hard fought last second 73 – 71 decision to the second-ranked South Georgia State College Hawks in a Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association match-up Wednesday in Waycross.    The Jets jumped out to an early lead against the Hawks and were up 36 – 25 at the end of the first half.  They held on to the lead until the final...

   The South Georgia Technical College Lady Jets were able to climb two spots in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I women’s intercollegiate basketball polls into 9th place this week.  They will have that ranking tested today when they host the 4th ranked Georgia Highlands team led by former Lady Jets head coach Brandon Harrell in a 4 p.m. matchup in the Hangar on the Americus campus.   The Lady Jets had climbed as high as the fifth-place spot nationally...

Synovus’ Tami Duke is shown above (l to r) presenting Starlyn Sampson with a donation from Synovus for being selected as the South Georgia Technical College 2022 Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year.    SGTC Auto Collision and Repair Instructor Starlyn Sampson was presented with a check from Synovus in Americus recently after he was selected as the South Georgia Technical College Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year for 2022.       Each year Synovus or SB&T presents the winner of the South...

Marvin McGhee, 10, led the Jets in scoring against Andrew College and East Georgia College.   The South Georgia Technical College Jets took two impressive wins over Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) opponents recently as they traveled to Cuthbert to take a 99 – 73 win over the Andrew College Tigers and then returned home to capture a 95 – 81 victory over East Georgia State College and former Jets head coach Travis Garrett.       The Jets are currently in a tie for third...

Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks addresses SGTC Cosmetology students at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy.(l-r) SGTC Career Services Director Cynthia Carter, Citizens Bank Vice President Charlene Pennymon, Mercer Educational Opportunity Center Academic Advisor Valerie Hicks, and SGTC Psychology Instructor Dr. Michelle Seay at a recent workshop on personal financial literacy for SGTC students.Eighty South Georgia Technical College students...

South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves (l) and Allene (right) are shown above presenting a scholarship check to 2022 GOAL winner Zakyah Cameron (c).South Georgia Technical College President Emeritus Sparky Reeves and his wife, Allene, presented Culinary Arts student Zakyah Cameron with a $500 scholarship after he had been recognized as the college’s 2022 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner by SGTC President Dr. John Watford at the college’s...

TEAS Prep Test FlyerTEAS Prep Test Flyer     South Georgia Technical College is offering a free TEAS Prep Course on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the South Georgia Technical College campus for aspiring practical nursing students.  For more information or to register for the course, contact SGTC Director of Admissions Candie Walters, 229-931-2299 or cwalters@southgatech.edu.     Students must provide their own TEAS study book and are encouraged to be familiar with the...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford is shown above with five of the GCAA championship rings won by the Jets during his years as President. South Georgia Technical College is recognizing the 20th anniversary of Jets intercollegiate basketball during the SGTC Sophomore and Alumni Day set for February 5th in the Hangar on the SGTC Americus campus. All alumni, students, faculty and staff, and retirees are urged to come out and enjoy the festivities.     South Georgia...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (shown second from right) is shown above with (l to r) SGTC Director of Business and Industry Services Paul Farr, SGTC Director of Career Services Cynthia Carter, Gulfstream’s Kristi Kim, Scott Carver, and Becky Elliott, and SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers. Not shown is SGTC Vice President of Institutional Advancement Su Ann Bird.    Officials from Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., in Brunswick, Ga. visited South...

South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford (l to r) is shown above with the SGTC 2022 GOAL Winner Zakyah Cameron.   Zakyah Cameron of Bonaire, GA, a culinary arts student in Chef Ludwig “Ricky” Watzlowick’s program, has been selected as the South Georgia Technical College Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for 2022.  He will now represent the college in regional and state level competitions in an effort to be declared as the statewide Technical...